Folks, Halloween’s done. It’s over now. We all had a lot of fun with it, but it’s November now. Which means it’s time to put the spooky stuff away and time to break out the festive gear. Some among you may decry this early season’s greeting as being nowhere near close enough to December for your liking, but it does not matter. The signal has been thrown up. Christmas time is official on. Because Mariah Carey‘s yuletide hit of hit All I Want For Christmas Is You is officially back in the charts.
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Almost like clockwork, as the calendar ticked over from October to November, Carey’s holiday-dominating bop snuck back into the singles charts on iTunes in the US, in a feat quickly picked up by social media.
.@MariahCarey‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has re-entered the top 100 on US iTunes.
— chart data (@chartdata) November 1, 2018
It simply cannot be denied.
Much like Punxsutawney Phil popping his freeloading ass head out of his hole in February, All I Want For Christmas re-entering the charts heralds the official start of the Christmas period. And its glorious arrival was observed by holly, jolly punters all over Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ira/status/1058086021097635840
Happy November 1st. Are we ready for All I Want For Christmas to start climbing the charts again?
— benjamin dean (@NotAgainBen) November 1, 2018
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” has re-entered the top 100 on US iTunes pic.twitter.com/T8doRzfev3
— Sarah Whitten (@sarahwhit10) November 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/prasejeebus/status/1058089865978486784
@MariahCarey making her return to the charts with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” as every year. pic.twitter.com/QBa1TaF0OZ
— melany (@melany_ib) November 2, 2018
all i want for christmas is you entering the charts the day after halloween every single year for the past 24 years pic.twitter.com/7D5pqSShtJ
— 🍓 (@honeymatoki) November 1, 2018
It’s that time of year where Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” rightfully reclaims it’s spot at #1 on the charts. pic.twitter.com/dWBLLirvra
— Random Object Enthusiast (@maddyandcompany) November 1, 2018
2018 marks the 24th consecutive year that the song will enter (and most likely dominate) the charts, having made its mark every single year since its release way back in 1994.
For those grumps among you not quite ready to Jingle a few Bells at this point in the year, you can relax. The song has not risen back up into the Australian charts. Yet.
But it’s coming.
You know it is.
There is no escape.
